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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What properties do the Nabokovs own until the Russian revolution?
(a) Several large estates south of St. Petersburg.
(b) A large estate in St. Petersburg.
(c) A large estate in Moscow.
(d) Several summer cottages on the Baltic Sea.

2. At the time the family moves, where are Nabokov and his brother?
(a) In New York University.
(b) In the University of Paris.
(c) In Oxford.
(d) In Cambridge.

3. Why does Nabokov's father force the family to leave a sidewalk cafe?
(a) The food is not edible.
(b) The wait staff is slow and untrained.
(c) His father sees an old acquaintance he would rather avoid.
(d) The father notices two Japanese officers dining at a nearby table.

4. The rest of the chapters are published separately, mainly by whom?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) The St. Petersburg Publishing House.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

5. What is seen as a dreaded event?
(a) Writing.
(b) Eating.
(c) Speaking in public.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is young Vladimir's main concern?

2. Who are Miss Norcott and Miss Hunt?

3. How does Mademoiselle provide Vladimir with an extra hour or two out of the darkness?

4. When does Nabokov see Mademoiselle again after she is no longer in their household?

5. Why does Vasiliy insist upon lying supine on the floor?

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